Direction-indicator for vehicles.



D. D. KING.

DIRECTION lNDlCAToR FOR vEH|cLEs.

APPUCATION FILED MAY3I|1913 Patented Apr. 11, 1916.

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which, while it may be seen from the rear or front, primarily isintended to illuminate thefiag. 'l`he lighting apparatus shown is madeot the desired size, but preferably so that it does not. in any wayinterfere with the operation of the apparatus in folding or unl'oldingthe. flags. lt is also preferably made so that when the. signal is outof 0peration..the lamps are oli', but when the flag is displayed. thelamp is auton'iatically lighted by displaying the tlag. Suitable meansis. ot' course, provided for cutting ont the lamps in the day time. .\smost clearly shown in l `igs. fl, 5 and (i. where a lamp is employed inconnection with theI device, the rod or bar t) is made tubular. This,however, is not entirely necessary, but it makes the, constructionsomewhat lighter in weight. As shown. lamps 17 are provided, one. atear-.h end ot' the rod, the same being mounted on the rod in anyconvenient way. Referring to the figures mentioned, the lamp i7 ismounted in an insulated block 18, secured to a. eap 19. threaded forengagement with the rod 9. 'l`he rod is provided willi a hole 20opposite the lamp7 so that the light may be seen. A eap 25 protects thelamp from injury. Une contact. ot' the lalnp is connected on the. eap 19and through the rod t) and easing 2. to a battery or suitable. source ofenergy. 'lhe other contact may be connected by a conductor 21 to acontact 23. adapted to eoiiperate with the contact 22 when the signal isin operative or display position. 'l`he contant 2Q. whieh is insulatedt'rom .the casinor 2, is eonneeted by a eonduetor Qt, or the equivalent,to the source of energy. lf desired, conductor Q1 may extend on theinterior of the rod 9.

Tn Fig. t4 is illustrated a simple method ot' wiring the apparatus whenconstructed as shown. ltel'erring to this figure. l represents a batteryor other source ol' energy. which is connected by the conductors ll tothe contacts 22. 'l`he opposite side. ol' the battery may be grounded tothe tube 2. and through the several parts thereby connecting to the.lan'ipf-. A switch S is preferably provided l'or brealv'iug the circuitwhen it is not desired to use the lamps in signaling. as.rl`or example.during the day time. At night the switch H may be clo'sed. When thesignal is displayed, as .shown in Figs. 2 and 4, the contact, 23 at theextreme, outward position ol' the signal contacts with the contact 22.so that. the eirenit is closed. lighting the lamp at the associateddisplayed Signal. lf the opposite llag l5 is displayed, its asseeiatedlamp is lighted. 'l`he operation of the device is obvious. When it. isdesired to turn to the lett. the button or lever l1 is pushed to theleft, displaying flag l-t at the left, the slot end limiting the.movement of the parts. If it is desired to turn to the right, Shlftingthe parts to the opposite side, displays signal 15. While I have shownthe lamps 17 for illuminating the. Ilags, l do not wish t0 be understoodas indicating that the same is necessary, as the tube .5 mayy be sodisposed that the vehicle lamps will accomplish the same purpose. or anyequivalent. means employed. lt might be mentioned that the rod t) may,ol' course, be made in two parts. a part for each signal. ln this ease.a handle ll would be provided l'or each ol' the parts. 'lhisconstruction is so obvious that it is not considered necessary toillustrate the saule.

llaving thus described my invention. it is obvious that, variousimmaterial modilications may be. lnade in the same without departinglrom the spirit ot' my invention: hence l do not wish to be ulnlerstoodas limiting myself to the exact form. construetion. arrangement orcombination nll parts herein shown and described. or luentioned.

\Vhat l claim as new aml desire to `secure by Letters latent isV l.vehicle signaling device. coaprising an outer tubular member adapted tobe supported upon a dash board or the like of a vehicle` Isaid tubularmember being threaded at its outer ends. enlarged tubular extensions atthe ends ol the tubular member, having a threaded engagement therewithto the end that the outer tubular member may be lengthwise adjusted. aninner tubular rod of less diameter than the. outer tubular member, aliller member interposed between the tubu` lar rod and the outer tubularm'ember. said rod being slidable longitudinally relative to the outertubular nlcluber and having at its respeetive ends signaling devicesadapted in one position oll said rod to be folded within the spacebetween the rod and the enlarged extensions ol' the outer tubularmember. and a common actuating device. l'or the rod whereby to impartsliding movement thel'eto to expose either of said signaling devicesbeyond the extensions ot' the outer tubular member at will.

L. A direction indicator for vehicles com,- prising a tubular memberopen atxits respective eluls and adapted to lle supported upon a vehicleor the like. .said tubular mem ber having a longitudinally extended slotterminating at points adjacent the ends ol' the tube and said lslotheilig enlarged atI its ends. a slidable cylilulrical member ot'k lessdiameter aml length than that ol thel tubular member and mounted in thelatter. llexible llags mounted upon the ends-ot' said eylindriealmember. a liller member interposed between the cylindrical member andtubular member :unl connected to the cylindrical member at a pointsubstan-v tially midway ol' Vthe. ends el' the latter, and an operatingmember connected to the filler member and projecting through the slot ofthe tubular member whereby the cylindrical member may be movedlongitudinelly to expose one or the other o'the flexible flags carriedthereby, and said.operating member adapted to seat in' the enlargedportions of the slot whereby to retain the flags in adjusted positions.

3. A direction indicator for vehicles comprising@ tubular member open atits respective ends and adapted to be supported upon :1^ vehicle or thelike, said tubular member having a longitudinally extended slotterminating at points adjacent the ends of the tube and said slot beingenlarged at its ends and having an enlarged part wey of its ends, aslidablelcylindrical mem ber of less diameter and length than that ofthe tubular member mounted in the latter, flexible flags mounted uponthe ends of seid cylindrical member, a filler member interposed betweenthe cylindrical member and tubular member and connected to thecylindrical member at a point substantially midway of the ends of thelutter, and an operating member connected to the filler member andprojecting through the slot of the tubular member whereby thecylindrical lmember may be moved longitudinally to expose one or theother of the flexible flags carried thereby, and said operating member:adapted to seat in the enlarged ortions of the slot whereby to retainthe ags in adjusted positions.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed mv name in the presence oftwo subseri-bilig witnesses. v

DAVID D. KING.

Ytlitnesses Roy W. HILL, CHARLES I. Cone.

